Read the following sentence from "The Pig."
So there he was, destined to waste the remainder of his life in the little cottage beside the Kalasanda stream, with plenty indeed to look back on, but not very much to look forward to, and his greatest friend, Yosefu Mukasa, was away in Budda County on business.
Which of the following best identifies the tone established in this sentence?

distressed
pitiful

Question

Read the following sentence from "The Pig."
So there he was, destined to waste the remainder of his life in the little cottage beside the Kalasanda stream, with plenty indeed to look back on, but not very much to look forward to, and his greatest friend, Yosefu Mukasa, was away in Budda County on business.
Which of the following best identifies the tone established in this sentence?

distressed
pitiful<--
remorseful
sympathetic